How To Install dbxtool on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbxtool on CentOS 7. dbxtool is Secure Boot DBX updater

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbxtool on CentOS 7.

What is dbxtool

This package contains DBX updates for UEFI Secure Boot.

We can use yum or dnf to install dbxtool on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dbxtool.

Install dbxtool on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dbxtool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dbxtool

Install dbxtool on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dbxtool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dbxtool

How To Uninstall dbxtool on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the dbxtool package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dbxtool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbxtool on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.